The goal is to draw the attention of administrators, teachers and parents and remind them that recess is more than just kids goofing off, that it shouldn’t be seen as disposable.

“The child is allowed to decompress and hopefully creatively express what they want to do,” said Dr. Robert Murray, who is a professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University and a lead author of the policy statement.

“These are children, and they need to have those little pockets of child time to explore relationships, scream and be wild,” he said.

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